Urban population in Macao
Macao: Urban population was 100.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 217 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2002
All-time low
95.3%
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Urban population in Macao, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Macao recorded 100.0% for urban population in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Macao peaked at 100.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 95.3%, in 1960.
That places Macao 1st out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Urban population in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 95.3% | — |
| 1961 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 96.6% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.9% | 95.3% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 97.7% | 97.0% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.0% | 98.5% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.9% | 99.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
- 1 Hong Kong 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 100.0% compare
- 1 Nauru 100.0% compare
- 1 Singapore 100.0% compare
- 1 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Martin (French part) 100.0% compare
More climate change data for Macao
- Share co2 vs population 0.0033 (2100)
- Urban population 685,900 (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 685,900 (2025)
- Population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 1.82 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 1.71 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 1.47 tonnes per person (2024)
- Co2 per capita marimekko 1.47 (2024)
- Share cumulative co2 oil 0.0086 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Macao?
- Urban population in Macao was 100.0% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.3% in 1960.
- How does Macao rank for urban population?
- Macao ranks 1st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.